54
54
Feb 7, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 54
favorite 0
quote 0
an independent voice for obama. >> i am committed to president obama and vice president biden. i think he is a brilliant man. he is now able to flower more as the president i knew he could be. >> a leader who knows how to follow. >> i will go wherever the president wants me to go. >> someone who will never forget where she came from. >> and it just clicked. tennessee is home. and it just clicked. tennessee is home. >> kentucky. >> someone who knows what is good for us. >> obama care has done so much for us right here in tennessee. >> ashley judd has responded. ashley thanks senator mcconnell, karl rove and their negative allies for all the attention as she considers her future political plans, although a decision hasn't been made yet. the kentucky senate race is obviously high profile with republican leader up for reelection. rove's ad is meant to be a preemptive strike. if democrats are able to topple senator mcconnell, they would be taking a page out of a republican playbook. history tells us. 2004 republicans targeted then tom daschle and they won. 2010, republicans, well, t
an independent voice for obama. >> i am committed to president obama and vice president biden. i think he is a brilliant man. he is now able to flower more as the president i knew he could be. >> a leader who knows how to follow. >> i will go wherever the president wants me to go. >> someone who will never forget where she came from. >> and it just clicked. tennessee is home. and it just clicked. tennessee is home. >> kentucky. >> someone who knows what...
146
146
Feb 26, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 146
favorite 0
quote 0
how in the world did president obama ever win the state of virginia? well, he did. and the gerrymandering is protecting all of these righty seats in the state of virginia. ironically, it's governor mcdonald who is coming out saying hey, you know what? this is really going to hurt our constituents. do we really want to go down this road? these are real cuts. if you do the numbers, there are 234 republicans in the house. 15 of them probably could be defeated if the races were resourced properly by the democrats. they think they've got 219 that are untouchable because of the gerrymandering that has taken place in this country and what the republicans have done. they're on safe territory. they don't feel like they have to negotiate with the president. what they're going to do is allow these cuts to go in. they're going to blame the president on the economy. boehner knows exactly how many jobs this is going to hurt. and he knows exactly how this is going to hurt small business. and then they want to blame it on the democrats. and then they'll just limp to the midterm. an
how in the world did president obama ever win the state of virginia? well, he did. and the gerrymandering is protecting all of these righty seats in the state of virginia. ironically, it's governor mcdonald who is coming out saying hey, you know what? this is really going to hurt our constituents. do we really want to go down this road? these are real cuts. if you do the numbers, there are 234 republicans in the house. 15 of them probably could be defeated if the races were resourced properly...
83
83
Feb 5, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 83
favorite 0
quote 0
president obama is tackling tough issues. but all the beltway wants to talk about is skeet shooting at camp david? this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> our law enforcement officers should never be outgunned on the streets. >> the president pounds away on gun safety as shiny objects dominate the beltway media coverage. >> how often does the president go skeet shooting? and are there photographs of him doing so? >> tonight, i'll take the fourth estate to task for missing the big picture with katrina vanden heuvel of the nation and msnbc's richard wolffe. >>> plus, minneapolis mayor r.t. rybak on how he is lowering gun violence in his city, and how he thinks senate majority leader harry reid needs to get to work on guns. >>> the boy scouts are getting ready to end their policy of discrimination against gays, and the president is standing with them. >> should scouting be open to gays? >> yes. >> i'll tell you how conservatives are fighting the process. >>> it's the super bowl commercial everybody is talking about. >> god
president obama is tackling tough issues. but all the beltway wants to talk about is skeet shooting at camp david? this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> our law enforcement officers should never be outgunned on the streets. >> the president pounds away on gun safety as shiny objects dominate the beltway media coverage. >> how often does the president go skeet shooting? and are there photographs of him doing so? >> tonight, i'll take the fourth estate to...
90
90
Feb 15, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 90
favorite 0
quote 0
is it president obama's pick for secretary of defense? or is it the man the american people have chosen? is it about a confirmation or a desperate push to undermine the president's second term. listen to those attacking senator hagel and you'll hear the yelps of pain, this motley crew of neocons and the sun belt feel. what they hate, despise, really, is the fact that now in the history books, the american people voting in great numbers reject their war-reich jinglistic notions of what america stands for. their problem is with america's choice of who it wants to be president. who it wants to sign. and what we should be doing in this world. obama works for peace. he works hard for it. this crowd has other ideas. and that's "hardball" for now. happy valentine's, everybody. what a day. and thanks for being with us tonight. "the ed show" with ed schultz starts right now. >>> good evening, americans. and welcome to "the ed show" from new york. i get some backup tonight. james carville is here to explain why it's still the economy, stupid. this
is it president obama's pick for secretary of defense? or is it the man the american people have chosen? is it about a confirmation or a desperate push to undermine the president's second term. listen to those attacking senator hagel and you'll hear the yelps of pain, this motley crew of neocons and the sun belt feel. what they hate, despise, really, is the fact that now in the history books, the american people voting in great numbers reject their war-reich jinglistic notions of what america...
63
63
Feb 19, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 63
favorite 0
quote 0
president obama got reelected. he is going to be there for the next four years, and they have to come to terms with the reality of what are they going to address politically in order to solve their long-term problem. and one of their long-term problems is a demographic one. they're alienating hispanics. they play this game where they think they're going to position themselves in a smart way against the president. what they end up doing is further damage with a key demographic group that they need in order to be electorally successful in the future. >> liz, how do you anticipate the president doing anything to fight the obstruction? >> i think the president is very cognizant of the instruction in inverted comas was going to look like. and i think that's part of why this leak occurred. i think this is something that while it looks as though this is contributing to nothing getting done, i think this is actually going to move the process forward and enable that senate bipartisan plan to get more support than it otherwi
president obama got reelected. he is going to be there for the next four years, and they have to come to terms with the reality of what are they going to address politically in order to solve their long-term problem. and one of their long-term problems is a demographic one. they're alienating hispanics. they play this game where they think they're going to position themselves in a smart way against the president. what they end up doing is further damage with a key demographic group that they...
42
42
Feb 15, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 42
favorite 0
quote 0
obama works for peace. he works hard for it. this crowd has other ideas. and that's "hardball" for now. happy valentine's, everybody. what a day. and thanks for being with us tonight. "the ed show" with ed schultz starts right now. >>> good evening, americans. and welcome to "the ed show" from new york. i get some backup tonight. james carville is here to explain why it's still the economy, stupid. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> we've got to make sure hard work's rewarded with a wage that you can live on and raise a family on. >> the president demands fairness. but even his call for a $9 minimum wage is way off. tonight, the great james carville on how american workers are getting stiffed and what the democrats can do about it. breaking news. wealthy tax fat cats who have got offshore bank accounts, especially in switzerland, beware. i'll tell you why today's announcement from the white house is a major blow for tax evaders. plus, the historic filibuster of the president's pick for defense secretary reaches a boiling point. >> we've never had
obama works for peace. he works hard for it. this crowd has other ideas. and that's "hardball" for now. happy valentine's, everybody. what a day. and thanks for being with us tonight. "the ed show" with ed schultz starts right now. >>> good evening, americans. and welcome to "the ed show" from new york. i get some backup tonight. james carville is here to explain why it's still the economy, stupid. this is "the ed show." let's get to work....
100
100
Feb 21, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 100
favorite 0
quote 0
here is mccain's remark on president obama. listen to this. >> so far the group of us that has been working on it have not had any problem from the white house. and we believe that there is a good, strong possibility that we come up with a plan and a proposal that most americans would support. >> well, most americans aren't most republicans. and this is going to be the problem. a path to citizenship is viewed by the republican and the right wing who get in and mix all this stuff up, the caucus that boehner of course can't control and mitch mcconnell for that matter, they're against a path to citizenship. so how is this going to play out? >> i think that's why one of the reasons why the president's proposal was actually finally put on paper and leaked, actually put a stake in the ground. now, if we don't have a path to citizenship, let's have an honest conversation with americans, basically saying by not having a path to citizenship, we're creating 11 million folks that are living in this country that basically all of the sudden
here is mccain's remark on president obama. listen to this. >> so far the group of us that has been working on it have not had any problem from the white house. and we believe that there is a good, strong possibility that we come up with a plan and a proposal that most americans would support. >> well, most americans aren't most republicans. and this is going to be the problem. a path to citizenship is viewed by the republican and the right wing who get in and mix all this stuff up,...
42
42
Feb 6, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 42
favorite 0
quote 0
that's if president obama and congress fail to reach a budget deal. today president obama urged congress to pass a balanced short-term package to prevent the sequester from taking effect on march 1st. >> there is no reason that the jobs of thousands of americans who work in national security or education or clean energy, not to mention the growth of the entire economy, should be put in jeopardy just because folks in washington couldn't come together to eliminate a few special interest tax loopholes or government programs that we agree need some reform. >> and the president is correct there is no reason to put our fragile economy, our recovery in jeopardy. but before the president had even delivered his remarks, some republicans were out launching a preemptive strike. speaker john boehner issued a statement that seemed to take new revenue right off the table. "we believe there is a better way to reduce the deficit, but americans do not support sacrificing real spending cuts for more tax hikes." once again, republicans are willing to hold the fate of ou
that's if president obama and congress fail to reach a budget deal. today president obama urged congress to pass a balanced short-term package to prevent the sequester from taking effect on march 1st. >> there is no reason that the jobs of thousands of americans who work in national security or education or clean energy, not to mention the growth of the entire economy, should be put in jeopardy just because folks in washington couldn't come together to eliminate a few special interest tax...
88
88
Feb 6, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 88
favorite 0
quote 0
we'll talk about president obama's drone war. i gave birth to my daughter on may 18th, five days later, i had a massive heart attack. bayer aspirin was the first thing the emts gave me. now, i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. [ woman ] learn from my story. get younger looking skin fast. with new olay regenerist micro-sculpting cream. with 2 new anti-aging ingredients. visible wrinkle reduction starts day 1. see younger looking skin before you finish one jar. new from olay. all stations come over toskin mithis is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. otherworldly things. but there are some things i've never seen before. this ge jet engine can understand 5,000 data samples per second. which is good for bu
we'll talk about president obama's drone war. i gave birth to my daughter on may 18th, five days later, i had a massive heart attack. bayer aspirin was the first thing the emts gave me. now, i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. [ woman ] learn from my story. get younger looking skin fast. with new olay regenerist micro-sculpting cream. with 2 new anti-aging ingredients. visible wrinkle reduction starts day 1. see...
94
94
Feb 21, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 94
favorite 0
quote 0
here is mccain's remark on president obama. listen to this. >> so far the group of us that has been working on it have not had any problem from the white house. and we believe t
here is mccain's remark on president obama. listen to this. >> so far the group of us that has been working on it have not had any problem from the white house. and we believe t
87
87
Feb 5, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 87
favorite 0
quote 0
and brian lafferty writes "president obama is a straight shooter. he is always proving the right wrong." you can go to our facebook page right now and join the conversation. and don't forget to like "the ed show" when you're there. we like that. >>> still to come, the boy scouts consider lifting their ban on gay members, and conservatives are calling it a war on scouts. i'll have the details coming up. stay with us. ♪ alright, let's go. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ we, we chocolate cross over. ♪ yeah, we chocolate cross over. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing fiber one 80 calorie chocolate cereal. ♪ chocolate. otherworldly things. but there are some things i've never seen before. this ge jet engine can understand 5,000 data samples per second. which is good for business. because planes use less fuel, spend less time on the ground and more time in the air. suddenly, faraway places don't seem so...far away. ♪ [ male announcer ] pain not sitting too well? burning to feel better? itching for relief? preparatio
and brian lafferty writes "president obama is a straight shooter. he is always proving the right wrong." you can go to our facebook page right now and join the conversation. and don't forget to like "the ed show" when you're there. we like that. >>> still to come, the boy scouts consider lifting their ban on gay members, and conservatives are calling it a war on scouts. i'll have the details coming up. stay with us. ♪ alright, let's go. ♪ shimmy, shimmy...
110
110
Feb 20, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 110
favorite 0
quote 0
boehner's house passed 30 repeals of obama care. more out of touch nonsense that the country rejected. recently they passed a bill pretending to withhold pay raises from congress, but of course that's something they constitutionally can't do. and president obama says it's time to get serious. and it is. but republicans show no signs of seriously addressing the pain ahead for the middle class in this country. and it is about the middle class. and then there is simpson/bowles, which i think is a total fraud, and we shouldn't be listening to people who have, number one, retirement security and health care security for the rest of their lives. they're the wrong people to listen to. they're doing a lot of grandstanding. but they shouldn't get much attention. more commentary coming on simpson/bowles in just a moment. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonight's question. will the republicans allow the sequester to destroy the middle class? text "a" for yes. text b for no to 67622. you can always go to our blog at ed.
boehner's house passed 30 repeals of obama care. more out of touch nonsense that the country rejected. recently they passed a bill pretending to withhold pay raises from congress, but of course that's something they constitutionally can't do. and president obama says it's time to get serious. and it is. but republicans show no signs of seriously addressing the pain ahead for the middle class in this country. and it is about the middle class. and then there is simpson/bowles, which i think is a...
190
190
Feb 27, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 190
favorite 0
quote 0
that obama care will kill 800,000 jobs. what could the president be thinking by passing a bill like this knowing full well it will kill 800,000 jobs? >> well, the congressional budget office never said obama care would kill jobs. one of bachmann's more interesting mistakes happened outside the debate stage. >> just like john wayne was from waterloo, iowa, that's the kind of spirit that i have too. >> spirit. john wayne wasn't born in waterloo, iowa. it was john wayne gacy, the serial killer. congresswoman michele bachmann, congratulations on a stellar presidential run. please do it again. >>> tonight in our survey, i asked you what is more offensive, john boehner's language, or john boehner's job performance. 3% of you say boehner's language. 97% of you say his performance. >>> coming up, it has been one year since the shooting death of trayvon martin. we'll talk about what has changed and what hasn't when it comes to guns and stand-your-ground laws. stay with us. >>> and in the big finish tonight, one year ago tonight, tra
that obama care will kill 800,000 jobs. what could the president be thinking by passing a bill like this knowing full well it will kill 800,000 jobs? >> well, the congressional budget office never said obama care would kill jobs. one of bachmann's more interesting mistakes happened outside the debate stage. >> just like john wayne was from waterloo, iowa, that's the kind of spirit that i have too. >> spirit. john wayne wasn't born in waterloo, iowa. it was john wayne gacy, the...
68
68
Feb 21, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 68
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> a hack job drives the right-wing assault on president obama's pick for defense. tonight the source of the friends of hamas spear has been identified. and it is truly a joke. >>> plus, disgusting cuts to unemployment cripple the poor in north carolina. >>> the pizza man goes on fox news and calls obama voters stupid? >>> and the man who gave the world sarah palin is getting destroyed by tea partiers in arizona. >> you said build the dang fence where. is the fence? >> good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. speaker boehner's lies, well, they are finally catching up with him. the truth has a funny way of coming back to haunt you, doesn't it? today president obama continued to tell the public about the damage to expect if the automatic budget cuts from the sequester are not averted. here is a good reason the president is keeping the pressure on. polls show the public will blame republicans. in the latest survey, a majority of americans do not support the republican priorities in congress. those priorities include cuts, cuts, and more cuts, and a
. >>> a hack job drives the right-wing assault on president obama's pick for defense. tonight the source of the friends of hamas spear has been identified. and it is truly a joke. >>> plus, disgusting cuts to unemployment cripple the poor in north carolina. >>> the pizza man goes on fox news and calls obama voters stupid? >>> and the man who gave the world sarah palin is getting destroyed by tea partiers in arizona. >> you said build the dang fence...
93
93
Feb 16, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 93
favorite 0
quote 0
president obama was in chicago today. he's pushing hard for something to get done on gun violence in this congress. congressman nadler, what are your hopes? >> well, i think it's too much to hope that we'll get everything done that we need to get done. but i think it's realistic to hope that we'll get a thorough background checks, which would mean that felons and mentally ill people would not be able to get ahold of guns. i think that is achievable. the assault weapons ban, banning high capacity magazines, i can't see the republicans going with those, though we ought to attempt it. but certainly the background checks i think is achievable with any kind of good will. >> congressman garamendi, do you agree with that? >> i don't know. but what i do know is we need to vote. the president said it. we said it on the floor when he gave his state of the union address. let's vote. put the bills on the floor and let's see where the votes are. but i'm afraid that's not going to happen. clearly speaker boehner is refusing to bring bi
president obama was in chicago today. he's pushing hard for something to get done on gun violence in this congress. congressman nadler, what are your hopes? >> well, i think it's too much to hope that we'll get everything done that we need to get done. but i think it's realistic to hope that we'll get a thorough background checks, which would mean that felons and mentally ill people would not be able to get ahold of guns. i think that is achievable. the assault weapons ban, banning high...
45
45
Feb 12, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 45
favorite 0
quote 0
the obama administration is not letting up. today justice department joe biden met with local leaders and law enforcement officials in philadelphia. today former congresswoman gabby giffords released a new ad. >> take it from me. congress must act. let's get this done. >> let's turn to our congressional panel tonight. let's turn to congressman elijah cummings of maryland joining us. also tonight congresswoman jan schakowsky of illinois and congressman keith of illinois. >> good to be with you, ed. >> you bet. >> congressman cummings, gun violence is something that has touched you personally, that personal connection. tell the audience what it means to get something done on this issue. >> a year and a half ago, ed, my nephew, christopher cummings, an honor student at old dominion in norfolk, somebody tried to rob him at fife income the morning and burst into his apartment, and they -- he resisted the robbery, and they killed him. and, you know, ed, i can't even begin to tell you how painful this is. and i can imagine what the fo
the obama administration is not letting up. today justice department joe biden met with local leaders and law enforcement officials in philadelphia. today former congresswoman gabby giffords released a new ad. >> take it from me. congress must act. let's get this done. >> let's turn to our congressional panel tonight. let's turn to congressman elijah cummings of maryland joining us. also tonight congresswoman jan schakowsky of illinois and congressman keith of illinois. >>...